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The Risk Takers Podcast

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130:27

Play Sports Betting on "Hard Mode" by Betting Main...

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2026/04/22

Today we are joined by Justin (https://x.com/LazyBrain64) - a professional basketball bettor who bets only mainlines. That's right - no NBA props! This is a guy who bets his opinion, has lots of manual inputs into his model, and is doing it in what most consider to be one of the toughest markets in the industry. Justin not only drops a lot of betting wisdom, but also life wisdom while he explains his thoughtful path that brought him to professional bettor in a sport that he is obsessed with. ...

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126:37

Masters Recap & Returning to "Sharp Taking" | Ep 151

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2026/04/15

GP tries to get back in the good graces of the sharp taking community while talking about the Masters. SP walks through the golf betting model he spun up just in time for the biggest event of the year. Some news goes the prediction markets way and the boys discuss their favorite books in the questions. 0:00 MASTERS RECAP & QUESTIONS 53:30 News 1:14:30 Listener Q&A Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, hosted by professional sports bettor John Shilling (GoldenPants13) and SportsProje...

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98:47

Which Path Should You Choose in Betting/PMs & Golf...

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2026/04/08

In this episode we outline paths for people of all skill levels in the new betting/ predicting ecosystem. GP continues his twitter rant on deci-cent pricing in golf, and the boys answer the rest of the listener questions they missed last episode. 0:00 PM paths for bettors of all skill levels 38:45 News 55:20 Deci-cent Pricing in Golf 1:08:00 Q&A Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, hosted by professional sports bettor John Shilling (GoldenPants13) and SportsProjections. This podcast is the...

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131:32

Bet Like a Lawyer & Lumberyard AP Strategy w/ Alex |...

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2026/04/01

Today we welcome Alex to the podcast (https://x.com/Landtrader8375). In his first podcast appearance he tells us about leaving his 9 year career in law for full-time betting, how he comes to a hypothesis on big spots that is rarely "wrong", and many fun dead edges and AP shenanigans that include ending up selling lumber after trying to get into real estate. 0:00 Intro 19:15 First 1st down bet that launched his career 34:00 What it takes to be a "Rort" finder 53:30 "The Lumber Edge" 1:02:15 ...

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129:48

Exactly How to Start your First Automated Trading...

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2026/03/25

This episode covers a lot of recent news, walks you through how to get started with automated API interaction and muses on would you rather have a beer w/ the PM doomers or evangelists? 0:00 What would your first API project be? 24:45 News (Worst two weeks in PMs?) 1:05:30 Q&A Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, hosted by professional sports bettor John Shilling (GoldenPants13) and SportsProjections. This podcast is the best betting education available - PERIOD. And it's free ...

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135:42

How to Make a Living Betting on What Someone is Going...

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2026/03/18

For months our podcast has neglected one of the most interesting segments of prediction markets - "Mention Markets". Well no longer! Today we interview Foster, one of the best mention market traders currently operating. He talks about building a database for Football announcers, pricing Trump's speeches, and some hilarious stories from the mention market trenches. Can't miss! Follow Foster on Twitter: https://x.com/Foster 0:00 Intro 3:15 Video Game Advantage play & Casino Work 11:00 Start...

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111:49

A Sustainable Approach to Downswings (+RFQ IDs) | Ep 146

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2026/03/11

We get deep in our feelings in this episode. SP and GP talk about some of their worst downswings and how they have learned to handle them. A long discussion of the pros & cons of requester ids follows and then some great Q&A. 0:00 Downswings & Mixing Life + Betting 41:15 RFQ IDs: Should they be shown? 1:01:00 Rest of News 1:12:50 Q&A Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, hosted by professional sports bettor John Shilling (GoldenPants13) and SportsProjections. This podcast is t...

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104:22

Why Some Stats Predict Better Than Others & Kalshi...

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2026/03/04

NERD ALERT!! We get back to our roots today and talk about how to go about finding stats that are predictive in sports modelling. The episode includes a deep dive into how Kalshi settled & communicated their "Khamenei out as leader" market. We touch on the issues w/ "last traded price" settlement and the similarities to the Cardi B. rules debacle. 0:00 Predictive Sports Stats 31:45 Iran Leader Kalshi Market 45:50 Rest of News. 54:00 Q&A Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, host...

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127:10

(Rebroadcast) How to Build a Simple Sports Betting...

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2026/02/25

*This is a re-broadcast episode because of being unable to record because of travel. MANY FAMOUS PODCASTS DO THIS SO IT MUST BE OKAY. This episode is a good listen for those who are looking to build a basic sports model that spits out a useful number. Feeling overwhelmed when considering the jump from +EV betting to building your own model? We don't blame you. The little content there is out there on how to get started makes it sound impossible. But the reality is, in the beginning, it's ra...

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130:56

RFQ Lesson from Top Kalshi "Combo" Market Marker w/...

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2026/02/18

Today we have on college junior & top prediction market trader Eric (Egzee). Egzee started on OddsJam and quickly worked his way up to the top of Kalshi leaderboards as one of the biggest RFQ market makers in sports. He defends his decision to take an internship at a respected quant firm, and walks us through how he manages one of the biggest Kalshi MM operations as a solo-operator in college. Really mind blowing stuff here - must listen, we learned a lot from Eric. 0:00 Intro & Spo...

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126:25

Super Bowl Recap, Cardi B-gate & Insider Trading...

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2026/02/11

The boys start to think insider trading MAY JUST BE A PROBLEM when thousands of minimum wage employees already know the resolution of 50 million contract markets. SP & GP also recap their superbowl betting experience on Kalshi and take questions. 0:00 Intro 1:45 GP & SP's Super Bowl betting 27:15 Cardi B's Epic Performance 47:00 Insider Trading on PMs 1:01:14 Rest of News 13:40 Q&A Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, hosted by professional sports bettor John Shilling (GoldenPants1...

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133:30

Small Data Problems & Gambling Twitter Actuaries w/...

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2026/02/04

IN THIS EPISODE WE ARE JOINED BY ESTEEMED GAMBLING TWITTER POSTER AND ORIGINATOR MR PEANUTBETTOR. LISTEN TO HEAR MANY SMART THINGS AND SOME FUNNY JOKES. 0:00 Intro 10:15 Trading at Deck Prism 27:00 Originating 57:00 Prediction Markets 1:18:00 Listener Q&A Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, hosted by professional sports bettor John Shilling (GoldenPants13) and SportsProjections. This podcast is the best betting education available - PERIOD. And it's free - please share and subscribe if ...

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120:54

How to Best Monetize Great Projections in 2026 (ETR...

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2026/01/28

A heated debate broke out on Twitter between sharp bettors. On one end Establish the Run, a well respected business that sells information to bettors. On the other - sharp sports bettors who either use or have to deal with that information in their market. This debate highlights the fundamental issues that come with selling good information in sports betting, and more broadly the best way to monetize sharp information (JUST BET IT BRO v. Selling) 0:00 Intro 2:15 ETR & The Challenge of S...

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121:40

A Gambling Man and a Family Man w/ Adam aka...

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2026/01/21

This week we interview long-time professional gambler Adam aka BeagleBets (https://x.com/thebeaglebets). Adam quickly rose to the top of the Heads Up SNG ladder, playing $5k buy-ins before dropping out of college to pursue poker full time. From there his career spanned many eras, which got him to where he is today: betting NBA Player Props and betting live sports. Adam is a very kind to share an honest account of the ups and downs of life as a professional bettor, along with advice to those w...

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138:55

What Props & Derivatives You Should Bet & DK Pick6...

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2026/01/14

In this episode the boys talk about how to go about selecting props & derivatives markets to focus on and how to get started w/ modeling these. The Pick6 past-post scandal takes up a good chunk of the news and the Q&A is very meaty! 0:00 How to Pick Props to Bet 27:00 DK Pick6 Past-post 45:45 Other News 1:01:45 Q&A Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, hosted by professional sports bettor John Shilling (GoldenPants13) and SportsProjections. This podcast is the best betting educati...

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134:12

Sports Betting Legend Turned Sports Market Maker...

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2026/01/07

You may know him from Bet The Process. You may know him as Dogname atop the Kalshi leaderboard. You may know him as the best golf bettor (RIP GP) around... Rufus Peabody joins the show this week to talk about his betting philosophy and his recent adventure into prediction markets. He's been winning at sports betting since 2008, and is still at the very top of the betting ecosystem today. Must listen! 0:00 Intro 2:00 Starting in Betting 17:00 Going out on Own 23:00 Getting Started w/ Golf 28...

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115:21

2025 Recap and 2026 Predictions + "Ins & Outs"| Ep 136

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2025/12/31

We cap off the year with a fun episode where SP and GP recap their 2025 betting year before setting some 2026 goals. The episode ends with 2026 industry predictions and some sappy feelings. 0:00 Intro 6:00 2025 Recap 22:10 2026 "Ins & Outs" 1:07:30 2026 Predictions Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, hosted by professional sports bettor John Shilling (GoldenPants13) and SportsProjections. This podcast is the best betting education available - PERIOD. And it's free - please share and sub...

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141:10

Internal Market Making & Simulation Elitism w/ Louie...

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2025/12/24

We did it. We bagged another big guest's first ever podcast appearance. You may know Louie from Twitter (https://x.com/LMastro99) - but if you don't, he has had great success on both sides of the counter as a sportsbook trader and NBA originator. He started at FanDuel before being one of the first people to join NoVig and growing their trading team w/ former guest BigBuckHunter. 0:00 1:30 Getting started with FanDuel 22:30 Leaving FD for NoVig 30:50 Internal Market Making 46:45 Modeling Philo...

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129:26

Hot Takes: Is "Directionally Correct" dead + Aging...

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2025/12/17

Today we rip a hot takes episode and talk about how Kalshi has just invented the Parlay. Tons of great questions at the end - thanks for all those who asked a question! 0:00 Intro 2:20 Hot Takes 35:00 News 58:30 Questions Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, hosted by professional sports bettor John Shilling (GoldenPants13) and SportsProjections. This podcast is the best betting education available - PERIOD. And it's free - please share and subscribe if you like it. Follow SportsProjections o...

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120:52

Riggery & F*ckery in the Early Prediction Market Days...

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2025/12/10

This could be consider our first full Prediction Market focused guest. CSP Trading was an early MM on prediction markets before we had even heard of them. He walks us through the history of PMs through his experience trading on them and growing with the space to where they are now. 0:00 Getting Started in PMs 13:24 Early Prediction Market War Stories 37:45 Insider Trading in PMs 45:00 Getting Into Sports 56:30 Market Making Strategies 1:33:00 Q&A Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, host...

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